County football scores and highlights

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Aug 31, 2013 at 12:21 PM

PITTSFORD 12 — HOMER 40The Pittsford Wildcats ran up against a tough Homer squad Thursday night and fell in the home opener 40-12."Homer is a very talented team," said Mike Burger, Pittsford head coach. "Our kids played hard we had over 300 yards in offense."The Wildcats got on the board at the 11:23 mark of the second quarter on a 65 yard run by Trent Brackman. The Wildcats missed the point after giving Homer a 14-6 lead.Homer came right back with two touchdown runs to end the half giving them a 28-6 lead at half.The Wildcats' longest drive of the night came on a 95 yard run from Levi Hollis to make the score 28-12 with 5:59 left in the third quarter.Homer tacked on two more touchdowns to end the game.Hollis had 178 yards on 12 carries and one touchdown, Brackman 12-117 and one touchdown and DJ Castle 2-11. On defense Brackman had eight tackles, Hollis seven. Hunner Marvec had the only sack on the night."We gave up too many big plays," Buger said. "We have to tackle better.""We will get back to work tomorrow."Pittsford will travel to North Adams for a county matchup at 7 p.m. Sept. 6.

NORTH ADAMS 6 — ASHLEY 0One touchdown was enough for North Adams to take the win in their home opener against Ashley Thursday night.The Rams won the game by a final of 6-0.Josh Cromer scored the only touchdown of the game on a 63 yard run with 10:03 in the fourth quarter. The point after failed.Cramer ended the game with 109 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown.North Adams quarterback Chris Thompsen threw for 65 yards on eight attempts. He had one interception.Tyler Grubb caught two passes for 65 yards.On the defensive side of the ball Alex Irish had nine tackles, Bowe Rubin seven and Thompsen five.North Adams will host Pittsford at 7 p.m. Sept. 6.

WALDRON 44 - LITCHFIELD 6Waldron came out strong, scoring twice in the first quarter."They had a couple of long passes on third and long," Litchfield head coach Mike Granger said. "Three plays really killed us."Waldron went on to score eight points before the half and 22 in the third quarter. Litchfield made a defensive stand in the fourth, not allowing a single score.Sophomore running back Dilon Spieth carried in the Terrier's only score on a 17-yard run."They played hard, they played tough," Granger said. "We will be ready next week."Litchfield plays at St. Philip on Friday, Sept. 6, while Waldron visits Burr Oak.

READING 22 - SAND CREEK 0 Head coach Rick Bailey said his defense played outstanding in this game. The defensive line led the way, as defensive end Trent Shoffner recorded eight tackles and defensive tackle Dalton Vaughn made six. Dylan Martin recovered a fumble, while Brandon St. CLaire had an interception, as well as a recovered fumble.The running game complimented the defense. Halfback Mason Thomas ran the ball seven times for 129 yards and one touchdown. Alex Miller, at fullback, carried 19 times for 77 yards. Dylan Martin rushed 65 yards in 10 carries. In total, Reading rushed for over 300 yards on the night.Reading plays at home against Athens on Friday, Sept. 6.Bailey said week one to week two is very crucial, and he will be looking for his team to continue improving.

CAMDEN-FRONTIER 6 - ADRIAN-MADISON 53Adrian-Madison came out with a bang by returning the opening kick-off. Camden hung in the game well into the second quarter.Fullback Michael Manich scored on a 9-yard run.With the score at 14-6, Adrian-Madison ran away with the game."We have to start executing our game plan," Camden head coach Jeff Qualls said. "The second half was an uphill battle." Camden's next foe will Lenawee Christian. The two teams meet on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.